Aside from body image, health seems to be one of the biggest concerns about gaining weight. Because weight gain is common for many people recovering from eating disorders, health is a big sticking point making recovery harder and more complicated. In this episode, we're looking at the relationship between weight and health, to include:
- Stef explains why she can't look at her bloodwork results as the episode records
- Separating the impact of binge eating (and restriction!!) on health versus weight
- Defining "health at every size"
- Does health decrease when BMI increases? An anecdote.
- Why isn't the desire for better health enough to get us to stop eating in a disordered way?
- The relationship between health and our self-esteem
- The rebel response -- what's that got to do with health?
- Mental health as a gateway to physical health
- The power of lowering expectations
- Why don't we want to take care of ourselves when we're feeling low? Why wouldn't we want to help ourselves? The concept of self-sabotage.
- The difference between being broken and just being lost or in a freeze state
- The role of shame
- Health and fearmongering
- Regulating the nervous system as a strategy
- The Roseto Effect
- https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/roseto-effect-secret-long-life-512826
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